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LEUCOTHOE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does leucothoe mean?
• LEUCOTHOE (noun)
The noun LEUCOTHOE has 1 sense:
1. any plant of the genus Leucothoe; grown for their beautiful white flowers; glossy foliage contains a poisonous substance similar to that found in genus Kalmia
Familiarity information: LEUCOTHOE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any plant of the genus Leucothoe; grown for their beautiful white flowers; glossy foliage contains a poisonous substance similar to that found in genus Kalmia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("leucothoe" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("leucothoe" is a member of...):
genus Leucothoe (American and Asiatic deciduous and evergreen shrubs)
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